Southwest Bitulithic Co. v. Dickey

The plaintiff, William Dickey, filed this suit in the county court of Taylor county, alleging that he was the owner of a Studebaker car, and that, when driving eastward in .a careful and prud'ent manner on the Bank-head highway in said county, he encountered an obstruction on the highway, thereby damaging his car in the sum of $9550. He alleged the defendant was liable to him for the damages, for the reason that it was engaged in constructing a concrete road on said highway between Abilene and Merkel, and had constructed a barrier or obstruction, consisting of posts and lumber, across the…